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Menstruation is a woman's monthly bleeding, also called a period. When you menstruate, your body is shedding the lining of the uterus. Menstruation usually begins between 10 and 16 years of age, depending on a variety of factors, including your general health and nutritional status and body weight relative to height. Menstruation continues approximately once a month until a woman is about 45 to 50 years of age.

5 Great Resources on Menstruation

• National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD): Menstruation and the Menstrual Cycle
• WebMD: All About Menstruation
• John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Key Facts About the Menstrual Cycle
• The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist (ACOG): Menstruation
• Cleveland Clinic: Normal Menstruation

What is Menstruation?

• MedTerms (via MedicineNet): Definition of Menstruation
• WomensHealth.gov: What is Menstruation?
• NICHD: What is Menstruation?
• WebMD: What is Menstruation?
• KidsHealth: What's Menstruation?
• Wikipedia: Menstruation

What Are The Symptoms of Menstruation?

• NICHD: What are the Signs of Menstruation?
• ACOG: When Your Period Hurts
• Healthwise (via WebMD): Normal Menstrual Cycle - Managing Menstrual Cycle Symptoms and Bleeding
• WebMD: What Does a Menstrual Period Feel Like?

What Are The Causes and Complications of Menstruation?

• FamilyDoctor: Menstrual Cycle Problems
• WomensHealth.gov: What Kinds of Problems Do Women Have with Their Periods?
• NICHD: Menstrual Irregularities

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Menstruation?

• Healthwise (via WebMD): Normal Menstrual Cycle - Managing Menstrual Cycle Symptoms and Bleeding
• NICHD: Are There Treatments for Painful Menstruation
• A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center: Painful Menstrual Periods - Treatment

What Are Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Menstruation?

• GrannyMed: Home Remedies for Menstruation

Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Menstruation

• Mayo Clinic: Menstruation: Preparing Your Preteen For Her Period
• WebMD: Menstruation: What's Normal for Girls
• MedHelp: Irregular Menstruation
• FamilyEducation: Nutrition and Menstruation
• Salon.com: Should Women Get Paid Menstruation Leave?
• SavvyDaddy: How to Support Your Daughter When She Has Her First Period

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Menstruation

• American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology: Menstruation
• PubMed Central: Menstruation
• Google Scholar: Menstruation

Clinical Trials on Menstruation

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Menstruation
• CenterWatch: Menstruation

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